You Can't Take It With You Lyrics - Dr. Hook

(D. Locorriere/S. Silverstein) 

You can't take it with you 'cause you didn't bring it 

You can use it while you're here but when you go it's got to stay 

You didn't write the song you just learned how to sing it 

You may bring a little sunshine but you don't make the day 

These shoes that I own somebody else'll wear 'em 

And the road that I'll walk someone will walk again 

And the loves that I've known somebody else'll share 'em 

I'll just leave a couple of songs and things to a few well-chosen friends 

A few well chosen friends, a few well chosen friends 

We'll leave a couple of songs and things to a few well-chosen friends 

Oh now you don't have to tell me that I'm the first to love you, 'cos I ain't 

And I'm not young enough to think that I'm gonna be the last 

So I won't promise nothing and you just might believe me 

And let me sing one song with you before the band goes past 

Before the band goes past, before the band goes past 

Let's put it together and sing one song before the band goes past 

Oh you can't take it with you 'cause you didn't bring it 

You can use it while you're here but when you go it's got to stay 

No you don't write the song you just learned how to sing it 

You may bring a little sunshine but you sure don't make the day 

You may bring a little sunshine but you sure don't make the day 

Oh we can't take it with us 'cause we didn't bring it 

We can use it while we're here but when we go it's got to stay 

No we didn't write the song we just barely learned to sing it 

We may bring a little sunshine but we sure don't make the day 

(c) 1996 Tro Essex Music Ltd./Screen Gems-EMI Music Ltd.